Cooking Soups and Stews in the Crockpot

It seems like the slow cooker was practically made for soups and stews. On a cold fall or winter day, you can combine the ingredients for your favorite soup in the pot and fill the house with a delicious aroma while it cooks. Everyone needs to make at least one soup or stew in their [...]

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Crockpot Brunch Casserole

Crock pot Brunch Casserole Recipe What you need: 1 1/2 lb Ground beef 1  Onion — large; finely chopped 2 tb Olive oil or butter 2  Garlic — cloves; minced 1 4oz can Mushrooms — sliced; drained 2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Nutmeg 1/2 tsp Oregano — leaf 1/2 pk Spinach — chopped; frozen (thawed [...]

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Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

Crockpot Beef Burger Stroganoff What you need: 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef 3 slices bacon, diced 1 small onion, chopped 2 tbs flour 1/4 tsp paprika 1 tsp salt 1 can (10 3/4oz) condensed cream of mushroom soup 2 tbs dry red wine 1 cup dairy sour cream 6 to 8 hamburger buns, toasted [...]

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Crock Pot Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake

Crock Pot Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake Recipe What you need: Crust: 3/4 cup wafer-cookie or graham cracker crumbs 1/8 teaspoon almond extract 1 tablespoon sugar 3 tablespoons butter, melted Filling: Image by Sifu Renka via Flickr 1 cup ricotta cheese (light) 12 ounces cream cheese, light (neufchatel) 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 3 tablespoons whipping cream [...]

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Hot Pot Solar Cooker ~ A Different Kind of Slow Cooker

I’ve done a lot of cooking with my good old Rival Crock Pot, but today I saw something really cool, that I thought would be a lot of fun to cook with. Hot Pot Solar Cooker ~ it’s a solar cooker.  Good Morning America did a piece on it, and it looks really cool. It [...]

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Chicken or Turkey Crock Pot Pie

One of my favorite dinners to have is chicken pot pie, it only gets better when I don’t have to fuss over the cooking ~ and just let the crock pot do it for me. Here’s a great recipe to make a “crock” pot pie. CHICKEN OR TURKEY PIE what you need: 3 cups diced [...]

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